Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 45

Ch 45: Imperial Authority

“You’ve come.” Zhou An, wearing the Great Ancestor mask and a full set of Qianyuan Dragon Armor, flew down onto the execution platform.

Seeing the Great Ancestor Emperor appear, Shangguan Yu and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stepped forward to kneel.

Zhou An raised his hand, and the officials, Shangguan Yu and the others, quickly got up and left.

“Are you the Qianyuan Emperor? Wearing a mask, are you afraid to show your true face!” A Taoist Priest said with a mocking tone.

“No wonder only you came. Cultivators actually learn the petty tricks of commoners?” Zhou An walked up to these bound cultivators and scanned them.

Seeing their fellow practitioners arrive, these people had some hope in their eyes. Some disciples from smaller sects hurriedly asked the people around them for help.

“The crimes these people have committed are enough to exterminate their Nine Generations, but considering that you have fought against evil for the sake of the people, and your contributions benefit the people, I can give you another chance. Leave now, and all past offenses will be forgiven.” Zhou An said calmly.

“What a joke! Even if the shameless monster Hua Wuyue personally came, we would still kill him. Moreover, you are just a mere Emperor. Even if you have obtained cultivation methods, do you think you can contend with the entire Righteous Path?” A fat Taoist Priest snorted.

“Such contempt for Imperial Authority deserves execution here.”

After Zhou An finished speaking, the True Energy in his body surged, and the True Dragon Energy combined with Innate True Qi, actually triggering the Power of Heavenly Order, forming a Golden Dragon more than a hundred meters long suspended in the sky.

Zhou An hovered above the dragon’s head, and the released Imperial Authority was so overwhelming that ordinary people couldn’t withstand it and instinctively knelt down and kowtowed.

The cultivators present had a drastic change in expression upon seeing this scene. The disciples didn’t know what this represented, but the senior cultivators knew.

To put it bluntly, it represented the Heavenly Path, the Heavenly Path belonging to the Emperor. It was because of this that there was the saying of the Son of Heaven.

Generally, only the Founding Emperor would have such strong True Dragon Energy. It was also because of this that the Founding Emperor would have so many extraordinary people to assist him, and would have various adventures.

Looking at such majestic Imperial Authority, the senior cultivators who had just spoken with mocking tones couldn’t say a word. Their expressions were complicated, and they showed hesitation as they looked at the kneeling cultivators below.

Zhou An raised his hand, and the Son of Heaven Sword Art was unleashed. The Son of Heaven Sword transformed into a crimson sword light and flew out, combining with the True Dragon Energy. The Sword Qi transformed into a Crimson Dragon circling in the sky.

Zhou An pointed his hand at the people below, and the Crimson Dragon swooped down. These kneeling cultivators were beheaded row by row by the sword light.

The senior cultivators in the sky watched with gritted teeth, but none dared to take action. What cultivators feared most was defying the Heavenly Path. At this moment, the Qianyuan Emperor’s True Dragon Energy was so strong that if they dared to attack, accepting such karma would inevitably lead to unimaginable calamities, even implicating their sects.

In everyone’s attention and complicated expressions, all the cultivators kneeling on the execution ground were beheaded.

The Golden Dragon approached the senior cultivators, and Zhou An above the dragon’s head said calmly, “Your cultivation is still shallow. You haven’t even seen clearly what cultivation is, so how can you pass the Heavenly Tribulation?

The Heavenly Tribulation sent down by the Heavenly Path tests not only cultivation methods and cultivation, but more importantly, the test of the Heavenly Path and the Dao Heart. If you can’t even understand these, how dare you establish sects and mislead others?

Go back, think carefully about why none of the contemporary Great Powers came, but you half-baked people came.”

These words made the senior experts in front of him blush with shame. However, they really couldn’t find a place to refute. They no longer had the face to stay and all flew away on their swords.

Everyone thought that there would be a rare battle between Hua Wuyue and the Righteous Path, but no one expected it to end in this way.

The Golden Dragon shrank back into Zhou An’s body, and the Son of Heaven Sword also returned to its sheath. Zhou An floated down to the execution platform, and Shangguan Yu and the others hurriedly ran over and knelt beside him, waiting for orders.

“Return their corpses to their respective sects. If no one claims them, take them outside the city and bury them. Everything will be done according to the Imperial Edict.” After Zhou An finished speaking, he flew away on his sword.

“Respectfully sending off the Great Ancestor Emperor.” Shangguan Yu and the others hurriedly kowtowed and shouted loudly.

On a pavilion in the distance, Zhu Zihai of the Demon Suppression Agency looked worried. Although he had killed everyone who knew, it was hard to guarantee that the Brocade Guard would not find out. After all, the Brocade Guard’s predecessors were the Azure Guard and the Dark Guard. These people were good at probing and tracking, and death without evidence was useless to the Emperor.

Once the Qianyuan Emperor suspected him, he could completely kill him. Now he didn’t dare to go against the Qianyuan Emperor.

After thinking for a while, he immediately gritted his teeth, as if he had made some determination, jumped out of the pavilion, and flew away.

Zhou An, using the identity of the Qianyuan Emperor, publicly displayed the power of the Imperial Book, deterring all those in Qian Capital with ulterior motives. The heretical path hidden within also dared not blatantly test the Imperial Palace anymore.

As Zhu Zihai walked into the main hall of the Demon Suppression Agency, he found that the atmosphere here was not right. He immediately turned around to leave, but Hua Wuyue appeared behind him and said coldly, “Are you going with me willingly, or am I taking you?”

Zhu Zihai was immediately startled into a cold sweat. He was now only at the Innate Third Level of cultivation, and he was only using a Low-Grade Spiritual Treasure. How dare he challenge Hua Wuyue?

He forced a smile and said, “Greetings, Hundred Flowers Goddess. You can tell me whatever you want.”

“Follow me. If you think your speed is faster than my Immortal Sword, you can try to escape.” Hua Wuyue said, walking outside.

Zhu Zihai had no choice but to follow.

When the two flew to the Ten Thousand Demons Forest, Zhu Zihai was surprised and also delighted.

When they arrived at the main hall of Ten Thousand Demons City and saw the current Emperor Zhou An actually sitting with the Ten Thousand Demons King, he was even more shocked.

Seeing the Ten Thousand Demons King, he immediately knelt down and called out, “Master.”

The Ten Thousand Demons King glanced at him and pointed at Zhou An, saying, “This is my big brother. I heard that you have been disrespectful to my big brother recently.”

When Zhu Zihai heard this, he was scared out of his wits, his whole body went limp, and he didn’t even have the strength to kneel.

Who was the Ten Thousand Demons King? He was an old monster who had cultivated for thousands of years, the existence who ruled over Ten Thousand Demons. He was definitely a top expert in the current world, and even the Righteous Oneness Sect didn’t dare to provoke him easily.

Zhu Zihai lay on the ground, his clothes already soaked with sweat. Fear made his body tremble. He opened his mouth several times to beg for mercy, but couldn’t say a word.

The Ten Thousand Demons King exhaled a breath, and black smoke wrapped around Zhu Zihai’s body. After a scream, the black smoke disappeared, and Zhu Zihai also disappeared.

“Big brother, I didn’t expect you to become the Emperor now. I heard that the Righteous Path, the Heretical Path, and the Demonic Path are all gathered in Qian Capital. Do you want your brother to send people to help you?” The Ten Thousand Demons King said.

“That’s exactly what I want. However, this time I plan to undergo the Triple Heavenly Tribulation here. You can see my method. When you successfully pass the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation, I want you to serve as the Demon Suppression Chief.” Zhou An said.

“Oh! Good, then I’ll wait and see what wonderful methods big brother has to deal with this Heavenly Tribulation.” The Ten Thousand Demons King was curious. If it was just the Triple Heavenly Tribulation, he naturally wouldn’t care, but what he wanted was a different method.

“Prepare a mountain for me. I need half a month of quiet cultivation. After half a month, I guarantee you’ll be greatly surprised.” Zhou An said.

“Whichever mountain around here big brother likes, just use it. Even this Ten Thousand Demons City is at big brother’s disposal.” The Ten Thousand Demons King said generously. For him, as long as he could pass the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation, everything else was dispensable.

Zhou An nodded, walked out of the main hall, and flew to the top of a mountain thousands of meters away. He casually found a place to sit cross-legged. Hua Wuyue and the Ten Thousand Demons King stayed here to wait.

Hua Wuyue was naturally guarding by his side, while the Ten Thousand Demons King didn’t want to miss a single bit and also sat on the top of Ten Thousand Demons City, watching.